The Study On The British Labour Party Trade Unions PolicyDuring The Period Of Ed Miliband

Britain is an important birthplace of modern capitalism, and is also the earliest birthplace of trade unions organizations, which on behalf of the working class economic and social rights and interests. British Labour party was established in 1900 under the support and sponsorship of the trade unions organizations. After one hundred years of political ups and downs, British Labour party has become one of the two major political parties, which from an electoral alliance into a modern political party. British Labour party as it originated from the trade unions movement, and the trade unions is the main body of the Labour party, as well as the main source of the Labour party fiscal revenue, so Labour party policy proposals was subjected to the trade unions for a long period. In one hundred years of political ups and downs, the unique party relationship between the Labour party and the trade unions, by the original intimacy gradually alienated for general social partnership. On September 25, 2010, British Labour party has elected a new leader, after losing the ruling status of 13 years, which into the era of Ed miliband. In the election of the Labour party leader, Ed miliband got support of the trade unions, especially the support of the big six main trade unions. Therefore, the Labour party trade unions policy adjustment during the period of Ed miliband would be the important variables affecting the development of the British Labour party politics. This paper takes the Labour party’s trade unions policy as the research object when Ed miliband become the Labour party leader, in-depth analysis and study the changes of the Labour party trade unions policy during the period of Ed miliband. Hope through this topic research, able to a clear grasp of the Labour party trade unions policy during the period of Ed miliband.This article through to comb basic course in the evolution of the relationship between British Labour party and the trade unions, on the basis of relationship between Labour party and the trade unions reposition as well as the Labour party trade unions policy adjustment to the trade unions during the period of Tony Blair, study and analysis Labour party trade unions policy changes during the period of Ed miliband. British economic and social conditions, the conservative party trade unions policy, the Labour party election party nature, Ed miliband and the trade unions leader’s personal factors, made new changes have taken place of the Labour party trade unions policy during the period of Ed miliband. The Labour party trade unions policy both has recovery performance, also has a strong performance, mainly display in the two aspects of the attitude of the Labour party on trade unions concern issues, and the Labour party weaken the trade unions power. British Labour party given strong support on trade unions concerns such as in a living wage system, the opposition to immigration policy of conservative party; but in trade unions leader strike, according to the specific circumstances are selected for or against. The development of the Labour party, its starting point is political strategy and strategic location, mainly subject to the needs of the election. After the Falkirk incident which trade unions tried to manipulate the Labour candidate, Ed miliband accelerated the pace of adjustment of Labour trade unions policy. Through deep reform in Labour electoral system, reduce Labour economic dependence of trade unions, further weakening the power of the trade unions in the British Labour party. Ed miliband gradually get rid of the public image of "red Ed" by putting forward a series of reform measures of the Labour party trade unions policy, which touched the trade unions, especially the interests of the trade unions leader, and aroused strong opposition from the trade unions, who has adopted a series of measures against, made the distance between British Labour party and the trade unions widened further. However, the origins of one hundred between Britain’s Labour party and the trade unions, make the connection between them won’t immediately end. Whether from the angle of Labour, or from the trade unions level, the relationship and cooperation between them will continue to exist. The trade unions are still the Labour party biggest financial backer, but the obvious target difference between them, will lead the relationship slow gradually alienated. The trend of the relationship between British Labour party and the trade unions would have far-reaching impact on Britain’s Labour party, the trade union, and the British society.